A property in the district assessed at the median value of $133,540, according to last year’s numbers, would see an increase of $121.52 per year under the 3.1 percent increase. If the district stays at the 1.7 percent allowed by Act 1, the increase would be $64.10 per year.

“The one (Act 1) exception we are going to be applying for is (the Public School Employees’ Retirement System),” Johnson said.

Phoenixville does not qualify for capital bond or special education funding, Johnson said. In 2012-13, the district qualified for the capital bond exception but did not use it or the pension exception. Taxes increased by 1.66 percent for 2012-13, under the index’s threshold.

For 2013-14, federal funding is scheduled to increase slightly, according to the budget documents, from $755,000 for this year to $815,000. However, state funding dropped by approximately $1.5 million.